CRJ 155 - Juvenile Justice System

Credits: 3

Description
An analysis of the causes and extent of delinquent behavior; techniques addressing juvenile offenders and victims; prevention and repression of delinquency; organization of community resources for juvenile offenders including juvenile law, court, and correctional procedures.

Student Learning Outcomes

Summarize the nature and extent of delinquency in the United States;
Contrast the general theories of juvenile crime causation;
Examine the impact of social institutions such as family, peers, and schools on juveniles’ behavior;
Differentiate among the roles and responsibilities of police, social services, the court system, and the correctional system as related to juvenile victimization and criminality;
Describe the laws, procedures and policies involved in processing a juvenile offender through the juvenile justice system;
Differentiate between the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems.

Prerequisite: CRJ 104